1977: 2 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Republican Clubs1981: 3 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Republican1977-1981 Change: SDLP, DUP and Independent Republican gain from UUP (two seats) and Republican Clubs
Magherafelt Area A - 5 seats[ 2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Ind. Republican Noel McCusker 25.13%
1,597
SDLP Mary McSorley 14.48%
920
993.08
1,032.4
1,032.4
1,247.4
SDLP Patrick Sweeney *11.10%
705
960.24
976.64
984.64
1,012.12
1,090.92
DUP John Linton 12.95%
823
823.36
824.36
981.72
987.44
987.44
995.44
SDLP Francis McKendry 7.22%
459
520.56
528.8
529.8
683.84
781.17
967.17
UUP John Henning*
8.95%
569
569.36
573.36
759.36
760.36
760.36
773.36
Republican Clubs Francis Donnelly*
5.18%
329
390.56
545.24
548.24
566.56
577.68
SDLP Patrick McBride
6.34%
403
417.76
436.52
436.52
Ind. Unionist Francis Thompson*
5.65%
359
359.56
361.36
Republican Clubs Geraldine Crilly
2.16%
137
166.88
Ind. Republican Peter Merron
0.83%
53
87.2
Electorate: 7,247 Valid: 6,354 (87.68%) Spoilt: 129 Quota: 1,060 Turnout: 6,483 (89.46%)
1977: 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist1981: 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUUP, 1 x IIP1977-1981 Change: IIP gain from Independent Nationalist
Magherafelt Area B - 5 seats[ 2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Irish Independence Oliver Hughes 33.77%
1,961
UUUP Robert Overend 18.43%
1,070
SDLP Henry McErlean 4.89%
284
679.66
679.66
1,075.39
DUP Thomas Milligan 11.50%
668
668.55
705.49
705.58
1,146.58
UUP John Junkin 11.88%
690
695.99
736.79
736.79
818.03
991.87
Ind. Nationalist Vincent O'Neill*
5.17%
300
712.02
712.49
797.72
797.81
800.99
DUP Alexander Montgomery
8.82%
512
513.1
534.72
534.72
SDLP Francis Madden
5.55%
322
498.58
498.86
Electorate: 6,702 Valid: 5,807 (86.65%) Spoilt: 178 Quota: 968 Turnout: 5,985 (89.30%)
1977: 2 x DUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP1981: 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Republican1977-1981 Change: Independent Republican gain from SDLP
Magherafelt Area C - 5 seats[ 2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
DUP William McCrea 33.51%
2,248
Ind. Republican Bernard Murphy 18.01%
1,208
DUP George Miller *4.22%
283
1,181
UUP William Lees 5.16%
346
412
427.58
427.58
432.8
494.45
720.81
720.85
1,186.35
SDLP Roddy Gribben 9.51%
638
638
638
679.52
683.6
705
706
976.76
977.54
978.04
SDLP William Conaghan*
10.38%
696
697
697.11
707.83
710.79
793.65
798.15
937.43
950.6
952.6
UUUP Ernest Caldwell
4.61%
309
403
429.49
429.57
444.72
482.52
600.66
602.66
SDLP Michael O'Neill*
5.93%
398
399
399.07
419.07
420.43
430.83
430.83
UUP James Artt
3.82%
256
298
312.98
312.98
325.68
373.01
Alliance Wilfred Brennan
4.29%
288
301.5
302.61
303.73
306.59
Independent John Gregg
0.57%
38
44
46.41
52.17
Electorate: 7,951 Valid: 6,708 (84.37%) Spoilt: 147 Quota: 1,119 Turnout: 6,855 (86.22%)
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